As I said yesterday, I found a more appropriate bike for my work commute. And I will fix some pictures of this beauty because I am sure you will all want one just like it. I revived my Trek 6500 which is from 2005 and is the finest 13.5kg of metal one can buy. It even has a Shimano XT back gear while the rest of it is a collection of extremely cheap parts which fool non-cyclists into buying it. Americans are clever like that. Although I did upgrade it with my the Mavic CrossRide wheels I won at Lida Loop in 2008 so in fact it felt pretty okay.

This morning with slightly less wind against me it took 37 minutes. Yes, 1 minute faster than it took riding my cross which is 3.5 kg lighter and way faster. It makes me think yet again whether it makes any major difference upgrading bikes. In this case your speed is more determined by traffic lights than strength.